Brian Stotz

Brian Stotz was appointed Second Percussionist with the RPO in 2000, and has been a member of the Orchestra since 1977. A Rochester native, he was timpanist/percussionist for numerous Broadway musicals performed at the Auditorium Theatre for many years, and was a member of the Pangaia Steel Drum Band. He is also owner/operator of Repaircussions, one of the world's leading percussion instrument service businesses. He is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music where he studied with long-time RPO Timpanist John Beck.